Let Me Stay The Night Novel (Christina and Nathaniel)

Chapter 559 We Shall See

Emilia’s words were like a sharp dagger, stabbing directly at Miranda’s heart.

Mortified beyond belief, Miranda couldn’t control herself and slapped Emilia right across her cheek.

The moment her hand fell, Miranda regretted it.

Emilia looked at her mother, her eyes widening in disbelief. “How dare you hit me? What right do you have to hit me?”

Stricken, Miranda pleaded, “I’m sorry, Emilia. I didn’t mean to. I was just too angry, and I couldn’t control myself. Please, forgive me just this once.”

She reached out her hand, hoping to examine Emilia’s cheek, but the latter pushed her away. in disgust.

“Get away from me!” Emilia’s words cut deeper than her actions. “If you had listened to me back then and allowed me to replace Christina and marry Nathaniel, you wouldn’t have been abandoned by the old rascal Gideon and forced to work as a janitor just to get by.”

Staring at Emilia, Miranda gritted her teeth. “Emilia, he’s your father.”

“He doesn’t deserve to be my father. He ruined us. When will you wake up?” Emilia retorted, her grip tightening on Miranda’s shoulder as she spat in a vehement tone, “Look at Sharon, then look at yourself. Are you content with being suppressed by that wretched Christina all your life? Today, she attended a grand banquet, looking all glorious. She caused me harm, and yet she made me lose my job and even ruined my reputation. I can never work as a model again!”

Overcome with emotion, Emilia burst into tears. “I want Christina dead. I want her dead!”

Her roar echoed through the house, causing Miranda to clamp a hand over Emilia’s mouth in fear. “Calm down, Emilia. The walls here are thin. You need to be quiet.”

her away, Emilia broke into deranged laughter. “My future is ruined. What else do I have to lose? Even if I was in front

you back to your room to rest. You’ll think clearer after a good night’s sleep,” Miranda pleaded.

picking up her purse from the floor and humming a tune

to comprehend how her daughter had

when Emilia had left for

by

doctor’s orders the previous evening and bathed, exposing her wound to hot water for over half an hour.

it any longer, Emilia hurriedly got ready and headed

for work early, so Emilia had no one else

a bench in the hospital’s corridor, Emilia took a picture of her wound and edited it before sending it to Christina with a message that read: You injured me yesterday, and the wound has become serious. You need to compensate me for my medical expenses. I’m at the hospital waiting for you. We shall

her sight.

knot of unease welling up in her stomach, Christina replied:

The doctor said the infection was serious and could lead to amputation. They’ve insisted I be admitted

your medical expenses, but I’m under no obligation to tend to

her phone as if intending to bore a hole through it with her

utterly unresponsive to

frustration, Emilia caught a familiar figure flashing by at the end of the hallway out of the corner of her eye. She quickly rose to her feet and followed. Emilia then spotted Sharon queuing at the payment

presented itself right when Emilia needed it the most. She smirked triumphantly and decided to seize the opportunity. With her mind made up, she took a photo of Sharon’s back with her phone and promptly forwarded it to Christina with a caption that read:

doubted that Christina would still act indifferently

any resentment, direct it at me. Don’t resolve the innocent. I’ll come over new. Do

latter dialed Sharon’s number several times but to no avail